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Where does “стропъ” come from?

стропъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic stropъ, from Proto-Slavic sropъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrapo-, from Proto-Indo-European krāwə- — to cover, heap.

Ancestry of “стропъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstropъroof; ceiling
2Proto-Slavicsropъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrapo-roof
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāwə-to cover, heap

Words derived from “стропъ”

  • строп
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāwə- →